The Ruddy Shelduck is usually found in pairs or small groups and rarely forms large flocks.

Utva in Serbian is the Ruddy Shelduck.

Some of the visitors to the lake include the cormorants, Ruddy Shelduck, Serpent eagle, common teal.

Although becoming quite rare in southeast Europe and southern Spain, the Ruddy Shelduck is still common across much of its Asian range.

The Ruddy Shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea, is a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae.

Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea), also called Brahminy Duck, is a common winter visitor in India.

RUDDY SHELDUCK Tadorna ferruginea.

Vinicombe has also studied the status of vagrant wildfowl in Britain and northwest Europe, in particular that of Ruddy Shelduck and White-headed Duck.

The Ruddy Shelduck is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.

The region around Nathu La contains many endangered species, including Tibetan gazelle, snow leopard, Tibetan wolf, Tibetan snowcock, lammergeier, raven, golden eagle, and ruddy shelduck.

It supports wintering Great Egret, Ruddy Shelduck, Common Teal, Mallard, Northern Shoveler, Common Pochard and Ferruginous Duck.

These include the ruddy shelduck, bar-headed goose, black-necked cranes, brown-headed gull, white stork, redshanks, as well as birds like Tibetan snow finch, hoopoe, wool leg sand grouse and a number of larks.

"Thus, while the message of inciting [a particular aggressive behavior performed by the female of cooperating mated pairs] in Ruddy Shelduck and Egyptian Geese could be described as "Drive him off, thrash him!"

The lake and its wetlands (of which the total area is 32.8 km2) is an important breeding and resting area for endangered migratory birds, including the Great Crested Grebe, the Whooper Swan, and the Ruddy Shelduck.

However, it was not described until 1890 when the English zoologist Philip Lutley Sclater decided that the specimen was a possible hybrid between the Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) and Falcated Duck (Anas falcata).

Great Cormorant, Siberian Duck, Siberian Crane, Brahminy shelduck (Ruddy Shelduck), Bar-headed goose, Drano, Mallard, Little Grave and several other species migrate to the dam for reproduction in a congenial environment.

Winter visitors include Ruddy Shelduck, Common Shelduck, Gadwall, Eurasian Wigeon, Northern Shoveler, Marbled Teal, Greater Flamingo, Common Coot, Pied Avocet, Grey Plover, and Slender-billed Curlew.

Other creatures also live in the Terai swamplands: Indian rhinoceros and Bengal tiger towards the East; in central India, along the Chambal river, birds like the bar-headed goose, ruddy shelduck (also called brahminy duck), spoonbill and Indian Skimmer are found.

The park is on the flyway of migratory birds including the rare Brahminy duck.

Common sightings include Brahminy ducks and goosanders.

In its heyday, the Norbulingka grounds also witnessed wild life in the form of peacocks and Brahminy ducks in the lakes.

Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea), also called Brahminy Duck, is a common winter visitor in India.

Resident water-birds include the Brahminy duck also known as the Ruddy Sheldrake and the Bar-headed Goose.

Other resident and migratory bird species in the winter season include: Coot, Brahminy Ducks, Black Ibis, Painted storks, Common Spoon bills, etc.

Some of the other birds found in the sanctuary are : little egret, cormorant, pochard, spoonbill, Brahminy duck, pintail, kite, partridge, quail, peacock and open billed stork.

Surrounded by lush green forest, it is rich in flora and fauna and attracts a lot of winged visitors, like the bar-headed goose, Brahminy ducks and open billed stork.

Winter migrants from the north including Rosy Pelicans, Flamingos, White Storks, Brahminy Ducks and Herons visit Nal Sarovar.

Little Cormorants are seen on perches around the lake, Compact flocks of Brahminy Ducks, as well as Shovellers, Pintails, Gadwall, Teals, Pochards, Geese and Coots, are also seen.

Resident and migratory birds such as black-winged stilts, brahminy ducks, grebes, shelducks (European migrants), shovellers, teals, herons, red-wattled lapwings, rollers or blue jays, baya weavers, parakeet hoopoes, larks, tailorbirds, magpies, robins and swallows are found on the lake.

Mongpong is located on the fringe of Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary and is home to several birds like Brahminy duck, Pintail duck, Poachard, Mallard and Bar-headed goose that come here from Central Asia and Ladakh during winter.

It is the second largest bird sanctuary in the state, after Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary in Mysore, and around 21 species of birds have been recorded here, including purple heron, white-necked stork, white ibis, black ibis, brahminy duck, and bar-headed goose.

Other creatures also live in the Terai swamplands: Indian rhinoceros and Bengal tiger towards the East; in central India, along the Chambal river, birds like the bar-headed goose, ruddy shelduck (also called brahminy duck), spoonbill and Indian Skimmer are found.

White bellied sea eagles, greylag geese, purple moorhen, jacana, herons and flamingos, Egrets, Gray and Purple Herons, Indian Roller, Storks and White Ibis, Spoonbills, Brahminy Ducks, Shovellers and Pintails, and more.

Besides tiger, elephant, rhinoceros and wild water buffalo, leopard, pigmy hog, red panda, swamp deer, capped langur, sambar, hispid hare, golden langur, fowl, bulbul, brahminy duck, Indian Grey Hornbill and roofed turtle are protected in the Manas National Park.

The Ruddy Shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea, is a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae.

Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea), also called Brahminy Duck, is a common winter visitor in India.

RUDDY SHELDUCK Tadorna ferruginea.

However, it was not described until 1890 when the English zoologist Philip Lutley Sclater decided that the specimen was a possible hybrid between the Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) and Falcated Duck (Anas falcata).